Rioz

Rioz
Commune
The church and surroundings in Rioz
The church and surroundings in Rioz
Location of Rioz
Rioz is located in France
Rioz
Rioz
Location within France
Rioz is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Rioz
Rioz
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°25′28″N 6°04′15″E / 47.4244°N 6.0708°E / 47.4244; 6.0708
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementVesoul
CantonRioz
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Wantz
Area
1
17.20 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Highest elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Lowest elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2023)
2,398
 • Density139.4/km2 (361.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70447 /70190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rioz (French pronunciation: [ʁjo]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Like in many regional toponyms, the "z" is silent in "Rioz". In 1973 it absorbed the former commune Les Fontenis.

Population

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 683—    
1975 836+2.93%
1982 889+0.88%
1990 883−0.08%
1999 1,134+2.82%
2007 1,728+5.41%
2012 2,004+3.01%
2017 2,270+2.52%
2023 2,398+0.92%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE